Will the Titanic ever be raised?

It turns out that raising the Titanic would be about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the doomed vessel. Sometimes, resurrecting relics from the tragic chapters of history is about as fanciful as getting pigs to fly.
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Why don't they bring the Titanic up?

Scientists have noticed that Titanic is growing huge rusticles – they grow for 5-10 years, then break off and fall down. Condition of her steel body is just beyond any kind of rescue and a lot of it has already been covered up by ocean sand. However, pieces that haven't been covered up have been salvaged.
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How much longer will the Titanic last?

Recent estimates predict that by the year 2030 the ship may be completely eroded. Since the ship's 1985 discovery, the 100-foot forward mast has collapsed. The crow's nest from which a lookout shouted, “Iceberg, right ahead!” disappeared.
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How much money would it cost to raise the Titanic?

Reportedly, the total cost of $6 million was $1 million less than the cost to build the original R.M.S. Titanic. Adjusted for inflation, the cost would have been over $180 million as of 2018.
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Are there still bodies in the Titanic?

— People have been diving to the Titanic's wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights.
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Why the Titanic Hasn't Been Raised to the Surface?



Who owns the Titanic wreck?

People have been diving down to the Titanic's wreckage for around 35 years. But so far, no one has found human remains, the company that owns rights to the wreckage says. Now the company, RMS Titanic Inc., is planning for a new expedition that is raising concerns.
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Can you scuba dive to the Titanic?

You cannot scuba dive to the Titanic due to its depth at 12,500 feet. Air consumption: one standard tank lasts 15 minutes at 120 feet. Supply for 12,500 feet would be impossible to carry even with a team. The deepest dive on record with special equipment, training and a support team is 1,100 feet.
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Is the iceberg from the Titanic still there?

That means it likely broke off from Greenland in 1910 or 1911, and was gone forever by the end of 1912 or sometime in 1913. In all likelihood, the iceberg that sank the Titanic didn't even endure to the outbreak of World War I, a lost splash of freshwater mixed in imperceptibly with the rest of the North Atlantic.
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Is Rose from Titanic still alive?

Answer: Yes, she died on Mar 12, 1998 at the age of 105.
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Can Titanic Be Saved?

There was a ship, believed to be nigh-unsinkable, that had sunk — hundreds had perished, and the world mourned. However, what many people don't know is that the sinking of the Titanic was entirely preventable, and it could certainly have been avoided.
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Can Titanic be recovered?

The discovery that the Titanic was in pieces made an intact recovery impossible. Still, news of the ship's condition didn't stop adventurous minds from coming up with ways to bring it back to civilization. Many ranged from seemingly feasible to using cranes mounted on salvage vessels.
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What was the captain of the Titanic's last words?

Captain's last words

The ship's captain Edward Smith went down with his vessel and his last words were poignant. He said: "Well boys, you've done your duty and done it well. I ask no more of you. I release you.
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Was Jack and Rose a real story?

You probably already knew that Jack and Rose, the main characters in the 1997 movie Titanic, weren't real. Like all films “based on a true story,” the movie added its own fictional elements to historical events.
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Is there a real heart of the ocean?

The Heart of the Ocean in the Titanic film is not a real piece of jewellery, but is hugely popular nonetheless. The jewellery is, however, based on a real diamond, the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond. The Hope Diamond is one of the world's most valuable diamonds; its worth is estimated at around 350 million dollars.
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How cold was the water when the Titanic sank?

The temperature of the water was -2.2 degrees Celsius when Titanic was sinking.
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Do ships still hit icebergs?

Thanks to radar technology, better education for mariners and iceberg monitoring systems, ship collisions with icebergs are generally avoidable, but the results can still be disastrous when they occur. "These things are very rare. It's one of those risks that are low frequency but high impact.
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Is the Titanic on Google Earth?

The world's most famous shipwreck may be the RMS Titanic, but the remains of the luxury steamship are visible only to people in deep-sea submersibles and those watching feeds from remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
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How many dogs survived the Titanic?

More than 1500 people died in the disaster, but they weren't the only casualties. The ship carried at least twelve dogs, only three of which survived. First-class passengers often traveled with their pets.
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Can you go in a submarine to see the Titanic?

Oceangate Expeditions are moving forward with the Titanic Survey Expedition, which will see the world's only 5 person manned submersible aim to reach the Titanic. What sets this mission apart is that you can now apply to go as one of their citizen scientists who will be trained for the journey.
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Can you visit the Titanic wreck?

Tourists can take a tour of the Titanic in 2021, the first time the shipwreck has been explored in 15 years. Packages to visit the submerged vessel are being sold by OceanGate Expeditions for $125,000 (£95,000) a pop.
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How deep was the Titanic pool?

The swimming pool on the Titanic was 6 feet deep. The depth was constant throughout the pool and it was usually filled up between the 5 and 6 ft mark to allow for some movement. Titanics Swimming pool was 30ft long, 14ft wide, by modern standards, this was quite a small cruise ship pool.
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Where are bodies from Titanic?

What happened to the bodies? 125 of the bodies were buried at sea, due either to their severe damage, advanced decomposition, or a simple lack of resources (lack of enough embalming fluid). 209 other bodies were transported for burial in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Can you buy items from the Titanic?

Officials with Premier Exhibitions, which filed for bankruptcy in 2016, couldn't be reached for comment. RMS Titanic, a unit of Premier, has been only company legally permitted to collect artifacts from the Titanic wreck since 1994.
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Could you hear the Titanic hit the ocean floor?

Humans have a very difficult time hearing in water, as our bodies are not meant to hear in that environment (sound does not travel the same via water as it does air), and being that the ship hit the bottom a long distance away, it is doubtful that any human ears would be able to pick up any sound from that depth.
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Was the old lady in Titanic a real survivor?

Actress Gloria Stuart, who played an elderly shipwreck survivor in the film Titanic, has died at the age of 100. The blonde actress appeared in several films during the 1930s, before retiring from acting in 1946.
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